HAMPTON, NJ-A life sciences company relocated and expanded to take headquarters and lab space at Perryville Corp. Center III here, in the largest of two new leases.

MARLBORO, NJ-The first of seven new Whole Foods Markets that will be opening in the next year or two in the state is the nearly-complete grocery store to open here in the spring.

TRENTON, NJ-Still insisting that there was no politics involved in the temporary closing of lanes from Fort Lee to the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Christie accepted the resignation of another Port Authority appointee and announced a replacement at a Friday morning press conference.

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ-Industrial development and leasing continues to be robust in central New Jersey, as Matrix embarks on building a facility for international tire maker Falken.

MORRISTOWN, NJ-Robert J. Donnelly becomes the first New Jersey broker to be named an executive vice-chairman of Cushman & Wakefield.

PATERSON, NJ-A plan to build two towers on the campus of St. Joseph's hospital here has won a $105 million tax-incentive grant under the expiring Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit program.

SHORT HILLS, NJ-Investors Bank's commercial real estate lending group is on track to complete 700 transactions this year.

TRENTON, NJ-The state's new amped-up tax-incentive program is rolling now. The first group of grants approved include $39.5 million over ten years that will keep Valeant Pharmaceuticals in Bridgewater and fill an office building there.